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The future, declassified : megatrends that will undo the world unless we take action, Mathew Burrows
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- Summary
- "Twenty-five years ago when Mathew Burrows went to work for the CIA as an intelligence analyst, the world seemed frozen. Then came the fall of the Berlin Wall and the implosion of the Soviet Union; suddenly, unpredictability became a universal theme and foresight was critical. For the past decade, Burrows has overseen the creation of the Global Trends report--the key futurist guide for the White House, Departments of State and Defense, and Homeland Security"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- vi, 281 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: Don't kill the messenger
- Part I: Megatrends
- The power of one
- A splintered world
- Playing God
- An era of scarcity or abundance?
- Part II: Game changers
- A revolutionary China?
- Will technology be a boon or a curse?
- A return to world at war?
- The last days of pax Americana?
- Part III: Alternative worlds
- The enemy of my enemy is my friend
- East is East and West is West
- With friends like this
- Making the system work
- Conclusion: Are we prepared for the future?
- Isbn
- 9781137279552
- Label
- The future, declassified : megatrends that will undo the world unless we take action
- Title
- The future, declassified
- Title remainder
- megatrends that will undo the world unless we take action
- Statement of responsibility
- Mathew Burrows
- Subject
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- true21st century -- 2001 -- 2100
- Forecasts
- trueInternational relations -- Forecasting
- International relations -- Forecasting
- Internationale Politik
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General
- truePolitics and global affairs -- General
- 2000 - 2099
- trueTechnological forecasting
- Twenty-first century
- Twenty-first century -- Forecasts
- Weltpolitik
- trueWorld politics -- 21st century -- Forecasting
- World politics -- Forecasting
- Technological forecasting
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Twenty-five years ago when Mathew Burrows went to work for the CIA as an intelligence analyst, the world seemed frozen. Then came the fall of the Berlin Wall and the implosion of the Soviet Union; suddenly, unpredictability became a universal theme and foresight was critical. For the past decade, Burrows has overseen the creation of the Global Trends report--the key futurist guide for the White House, Departments of State and Defense, and Homeland Security"--
- Summary
- A former CIA agent and creator of the prophetic Global Trends report has expanded the most recent report into a full-length narrative, forecasting the tectonic shifts that will drive us to 2030, in a book that takes into account global warming, the growth of a global middle class, a shift in economic power to the East and much more
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- 10358870
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Burrows, Mathew
- Dewey number
- 303.4909/05
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- CB161
- LC item number
- .B87 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Twenty-first century
- International relations
- World politics
- Technological forecasting
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International
- International relations
- Technological forecasting
- Twenty-first century
- World politics
- Weltpolitik
- Internationale Politik
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- megatrends that will undo the world unless we take action
- Label
- The future, declassified : megatrends that will undo the world unless we take action, Mathew Burrows
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- Introduction: Don't kill the messenger -- Part I: Megatrends -- The power of one -- A splintered world -- Playing God -- An era of scarcity or abundance? -- Part II: Game changers -- A revolutionary China? -- Will technology be a boon or a curse? -- A return to world at war? -- The last days of pax Americana? -- Part III: Alternative worlds -- The enemy of my enemy is my friend -- East is East and West is West -- With friends like this -- Making the system work -- Conclusion: Are we prepared for the future?
- Control code
- ocn869437567
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- vi, 281 pages
- Isbn
- 9781137279552
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2014006481
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)869437567
- Label
- The future, declassified : megatrends that will undo the world unless we take action, Mathew Burrows
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: Don't kill the messenger -- Part I: Megatrends -- The power of one -- A splintered world -- Playing God -- An era of scarcity or abundance? -- Part II: Game changers -- A revolutionary China? -- Will technology be a boon or a curse? -- A return to world at war? -- The last days of pax Americana? -- Part III: Alternative worlds -- The enemy of my enemy is my friend -- East is East and West is West -- With friends like this -- Making the system work -- Conclusion: Are we prepared for the future?
- Control code
- ocn869437567
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- vi, 281 pages
- Isbn
- 9781137279552
- Isbn Type
- (hbk.)
- Lccn
- 2014006481
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)869437567
Subject
- true21st century -- 2001 -- 2100
- Forecasts
- trueInternational relations -- Forecasting
- International relations -- Forecasting
- Internationale Politik
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International
- POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General
- truePolitics and global affairs -- General
- 2000 - 2099
- trueTechnological forecasting
- Twenty-first century
- Twenty-first century -- Forecasts
- Weltpolitik
- trueWorld politics -- 21st century -- Forecasting
- World politics -- Forecasting
- Technological forecasting
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